first build, compact gaming machine hd7870 sg05

[nickchong]

Hi guys,

Its my first time building a rig and i would like to show you what i have in mind before i take the plunge. i know this silverstone sg05 requires a slim sata cable for slim drives. i'm gonna buy this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Akasa-AK-CB0...2436092&sr=8-1

my problem is that the hd 7870 needs to pcie power supply, will the sgo5 450w have that? is there anything else i'm missing before i start my build?


here's the list:

Silverstone SG05BB-450 Sugo Mini-ITX Cube Case All Black, with 450W SFX PSU, 80 Plus bronze, Black

500GB Seagate ST500DM002 Barracuda SATA 6Gb/s, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache, 8.5ms, NCQ

ASRock Z68M-ITX/HT, Intel Z68, S 1155, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, RAID, PCIe 2.0 (x16), D-Sub/DVI-I, Mini ITX

Intel Core i5 2500K Unlocked, S1155, Sandy Bridge, Quad, 3.3GHz, HD3000 IGP 850Mhz, 6MB Cache, 95W OEM

Samsung SN-208BB/BEBE Notebook Slim 8xDVD±R, 6xDVD+DL, 6xDVD-DL, DVD+RW x8, -RW x6, x5 RAM SATA, Black

2GB Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition, 4800MHz GDDR5, 28nm, GPU 1000MHz, 1280 Cores, DL DVI/HDMI/mDP

Arctic Cooling MX-4 Thermal Paste 4g Tube

Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600MHz CL9 8GB DIMM Memory Module (Kit of 2)

[nickchong]

i'm also gonna buy them all from scan.. anybody experienced their saturday delivery package? is that also free if you're hexus forum member?

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Can you re-post the question in the PC Hardware forum please??

There might some other alternate builds I can suggest.

However,I suspect the HD7870 should be fine with that PSU.

[nickchong]

thanks, i'll post it there now